Chadwick Halloween Parade Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd attended Chadwick’s eighth annual Halloween celebration in the village square hosted by the Chadwick Commercial Club. 102 participants in the costume parade included 88 children and 14 adults with four prize winners per class. Prize judges were Miss Ruth Hill Mrs Wayne Cook and Miss Shirley Schneider.
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Chadwick
Chadwick Commercial Club
Ruth Hill
Wayne Cook
Shirley Schneider
Scarecrow
Denny Strauch
Baton Twirler
Sharon Spearman
Little Bo Peep
Nancy Holmes
Uncle Sam
Bobby Moritz
Darkey
Gary Handel
Jack and Jill
Sylvia
Sharon Stein
Mary
Ann Provant
Hobo
LeRoy Handel
Joanne Asay
Eva Doden
Abbott and Costello
Esther Handel
Mildred Mechling
Jack Be Nimble
Mabel Wagner
Chadwick Briefs From Military Home Front News
Lt. H. H. Holmes returned home last Thursday from Memphis on furlough. Ronald, his son, had an appendectomy in Freeport on Wednesday. Sgt. Grebble Redman is on a 45 day furlough with wife Mary Waters and will report to Fort Sheridan in January. Redman has 14 months overseas with three battle stars and the Purple Heart. Mrs. Claude Mechling learned her husband Cpl. Claude Mechling has left Europe en route to the States.
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H. H. Holmes
Memphis
Tenn
Ronald
Freeport
Sgt
Grebble Redman
Mary Waters
Fort Sheridan
Sgt. Redman
Germany
Claude Mechling
Cpl
Europe
States
Fire Damages Roof At Albert Hartman Home
Chadwick firefighters were called to the Albert Hartman residence shortly before noon Friday to extinguish a roof blaze. The fire caused severe damage and was likely started by a spark in dry wood shingles on the north side, with some confusion over the noon whistle during the alarm.
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Albert Hartman
Chadwick
Letters from ailing Nettie in Maywood hospital
Nettie E. Phillips writes from the Maywood Hl hospital floor recounting a long stay after a broken leg. She shares a room with a spinal curvature patient, notes limited mobility, and describes routines, staff efficiency, and a rugless ward. She mentions Reader’s Digest and Yale lectures as reading.
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Pine St
Maywood
Stanton
Yale University
Nettie E. Phillips
P. S
Anna
Fire at Daehler Farm Near Ideal Causes Minor Damage
Firefighters were summoned to the Harold Daehler farm west of Ideal on Sunday morning after a tractor backfire started a blaze in the corn crib. Damage was limited to a small area with no injuries reported.
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Chadwick
Harold Daehler
Ideal
Corncrib
George Rauser Dies In East Moline Hospital
George I. Rauser 77 of Lanark died Tuesday night in an East Moline hospital where he had been a patient for two months. He leaves brothers L F Rauser Chadwick Millard Polo and sisters Elizabeth Dresbach Mt Carrol Della Bolinger Iowa City and Sue Clopper Hagerstown Md. Funeral at 2 30 p m today in Lanark Frank funeral home with Rev H F Richardson officiating burial in Lanark cemetery. Cpl Richard Clements arrived Tuesday noon and was discharged Monday.
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George I. Rauser
Lanark
East Moline
L. F. Rauser
Chadwick
Frank
H. F. Richardson
Millard
Polo
Elizabeth Dresbach
Mt. Carroll
Della Bolinger
Iowa City
Sue Clopper
Hagerstown
Sandridge School to Stage Rainbow Minstrel Show
Sandridge school will present the Rainbow Minstrel Friday night November 9 at 7 30 p m. The program features ten short parts withDonna Smith and Ronald Smith among performers and includes songs poems and a miniature symphony followed by a donated article auction and 5 and 10 cent novelties sale at the Sandridge school.
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Sandridge School
Sandrdge
Rainbow Minstrels
Donna Smith
Gimme
Ronald Smith
Hokus
Arnold Sikkema
Inkpot
Kathryn Poorman
Klinker
Edward Holland
Blotter
William O’leary
Rufus
William Poorman
Polka Dot
Jenny Poorman
Old Virginny
Daddy
Pat Klinker
Robert Poorman
Ambrose Daniels
Uncle John
Lump
Glug
Fire damages Hartman home roof for second time in two years
The Hartman residence suffered multiple roof holes and attic damage from a fire with water exposure. Firefighters were called to extinguish the blaze, marking the second incident at the home within two years.
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Hartman
Sunday Evening Guests Networked Across Morrison and Surroundings
Thomson reports Sunday supper at the Warren Nice home in Morrison with Mr. and Mrs Robert Carroll and Barbara. Elmer Hess hosted Sunday dinner with guests from Port Byron Freeport and Rock Falls areas. Herman Timmons visited the Dewey Fritz home Saturday night and the Paul Timmons home Sunday in Nelson. Mrs Roy Buch of Clinton visited H M Timmons on Wednesday.
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Warren Nice
Morrison
Robert Carroll
Barbara
Elmer Hess
Forest Gilbert
Port Byron
Otto Davis
Freeport
Richard Badtke
Herman Timmons
Dewey Fritz
Rock Falls
Paul Timmons
Nelson
Roy Buch
Clinton
H. M. Timmons
Local Notes From Shannon Clinton And Savanna
Mrs Gilbert Dixon and family in Shannon are joined by Mr and Mrs Bert Stainbrook and T Sgts Howard W Spiering of Savanna. Harvey Marshall family plan to move to Clinton Nov 15 and Kenneth Kemmer moves to Marshall farm. Mrs Harold Atherton takes over duties at Volk's cafe.
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Gilbert Dixon
Shannon
Bert Stainbrook
Howard W. Spiering
Savanna
Harvey Marshall
Clinton
Kenneth Kemmer
Marshall Farm
Harold Atherton
Mary Wagner
Volk’s Cafe
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Gaines
Mazda Oil
Quaker Farina
Fuji
Linit
BON Ami
Woodbury and
Jergens
Hallowe'en
Chadwick Briefs
Daehler Farm
George Rauser
Richard Clements
Deep Well Red Jacket
McGinty
Thomson
Thomson Briefs
Rastus
Atherton
Paraland Gas
Omson
America
Thal
Royal Blue
Merle Atherton
Ely Cochran
Carl’s Tavern
GEO. Potter & Son
Mary Sheridan
Lewis Motor CO
Potter Bros
Thomson Review
Clarence Appel, Mgr. Thomson
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